Prince re-explored the minimalist funk of such earlier triumphs as “Sign O’ the Times” and “Kiss" on “Black Sweat,” a hard-grooving highlight of 2006’s “3121,” with digital handclaps on the two and ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) Few artists have had the seismic impact on music and culture that Prince did. The Purple One wasn’t just a musician; he was a genre-defying force, a master of reinvention, and a ...

(ThyBlackMan.com) When most people think of Prince, their minds immediately go to the global hits—”Purple Rain,” “When Doves Cry,” “1999,” and “Kiss.” And fair enough—those songs helped shape pop ...